Consistency is key: how many times have you heard this phrase throughout your life? Consistency in acrylic pouring comes down to the ratios you’re using for your paint and medium. What those ratios are depends on what brands of paint and medium you’re using. For this article I’ve tested and researched all the most popular …
Acrylic Pouring Ratio Guide: Floetrol, Liquitex and More Read More »
You will have likely heard the term “pouring medium” used in acrylic pouring. Medium can mean a few different things in the art world, so today we’ll answer the question what is pouring medium and why do we use it? Quick Links For your convenience, here are store links to items we mentioned in this …
Acrylic Pouring Medium Guide: Everything You Need to Know Read More »
We’ve had an expensive year and we agreed not to buy each other Christmas presents this year. Hubby was a sweetheart and broke the rules and he did buy me some paints from our local equivalent of the Dollar Store, so I thought it would be the ideal opportunity to try some acrylic pouring techniques …
How to Do Acrylic Pouring On a Budget with Cheap Paints Read More »
Are you feeling the pinch yet? Are you starving the kids and husband so you can spend the grocery money on more paint and canvases? Unless you are selling your work, this pouring and painting addiction can start to cost money. But you still want to paint, want to experiment, want to learn and try …
Back for just a little bit of painting fun today. Nothing too crazy, or at least I hope it doesn’t go that way. No, we should be safe. I’ve decided to take a break from my usual recipes and pouring mediums and just go back to basics with PVA glue. I’ve not used it very …
Mixing Acrylic Paint With PVA Glue as a Pouring Medium (Recipe) Read More »
If you are new to acrylic pouring, or even completely new to art and painting then you might from time to time come across acrylic pouring terms that can really confuse you. A ‘dirty pour’ for example? Yuck! Why would anyone want to do that? I’ve tried to compile a list of acrylic pouring terminology …
My mini trial with the home made mica paints was a stunning success. I absolutely loved the results. So much rich depth of color, sparkle and shine. So I couldn’t stop there with just the small mini canvas I had to go bigger. With no canvas left (yeah Michaels, your fault) I am pouring on …
